The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3153-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Yazoo Sue Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling Yazoo Sue w/Rosemary Bar Nuts Ice Cream in 3-gallon buckets and pints due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is voluntarily recalling Yazoo Sue w/Rosemary Bar Nuts Ice Cream in 3-gallon buckets and pint sizes. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include 3-gallon buckets (Item 392) and pint cases (Item 292) or individual pints. Approximately 61,267 total units of the 3-gallon buckets and 1,513,227 total units of the pint-sized products are involved in this recall. All lots distributed were between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015.

The products were distributed nationally in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. No international distribution was reported. Consumers should check their freezers for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Yazoo Sue w/Rosemary Bar Nuts Ice Cream Bucket, 392, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Yazoo Sue w/Rosemary Bar Nuts Ice Cream Pint Case, 292, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, pint size, plastic container, 8 pints per case…
Hazard

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (3)

  • All lots distributed were between July 1
  • 2013 and April 22
  • 2015.

Distribution

Distributed in 18 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 134 recalled by Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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